irst/girl child, fitness certificate
Maharaja Agrasain Model (Pitampura) - form distribution & collection started. Docs - address proof, DOB certificate, general affidavit for first/girl child, fitness certificate
Maharaja Aggarsain Adarsh (Pitampura) - form distribution & collection started. Docs - address proof, DOB certificate, fitness certificate
Modern Public (Shalimar Bagh) - form distribution & collection started. Docs - address proof, DOB certificate, fitness certificate, school specific affidavits
Goodley (Shalimar Bagh) - form distribution & collection started. Docs - address proof, DOB certificate, fitness certificate
Prabhu Dayal (Shalimar Bagh) - form distribution & collection started. Docs - address proof, DOB certificate, fitness certificate, general affidavits
Aadharshila (Pitampura) - 4+ only admissions.
Will keep posted when i would visit more schools.
Help - Can anyone provide reviews for Rukmini Devi (Rohini Sec 04) and Prabhu Dayal (Shalimar Bagh) ?
Thanks.…
s Meera Bagh area has asked them to pay Rs 350 for a nursery admission form
Several private schools seem to continue with arbitrary requirement for nursery school admissions selling over priced admission forms and even asking for bank details of the the three-year-old candidates, openly flouting guidelines laid down by the Directorate of Education.
A parent requesting anonymity said, St Mark's school located in west Delhi's Meera Bagh area has asked them to pay Rs 350 for a nursery admission form. "Today when my husband and I went to collect the form from Magic Beans, the junior branch of the school at Meera Bagh area, we found that they were selling each form for Rs 350, which costs Rs 25 elsewhere," she said.
Some parents claimed that Maharaja Agrasen School of north-west Delhi's Ashok Vihar area asked for the bank account details of the candidate along with the IFSC code. "The school has asked for the bank account details of the students along with a copy of the passbook. How can a three-year-old child have a bank account?" asked another parent on condition of anonymity.
Confirming the parent's grievances, Sumit Vohra of admissions.nursery.com said that their portal had received several complaints against these school last year as well. "We have received several complaints against these schools. Many parents have told us that these schools are not maintaining transparency in their admission procedures, leaving them in a tizzy," he said.
Later in the day, the Directorate of Education tightened its grip over the private schools operating under it asking them to set transparent and non-discriminatory guidelines as per the order of the Delhi High court. "As per the orders of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi, all Private Schools have to adopt a criteria of admission which must be clear, well defined, equitable, non-discriminatory, unambiguous, and transparent," the DoE said in a circular.
The DoE has also asked the schools to clearly make the number of seats and criteria public, along with the list of selected candidates, to maintain transparency.
"The circular has come days after our portal had informed the DoE and the Delhi government about the arbitrary regulations being imposed by several private schools including parents' annual income even as some of them are profiling parents for the nursery registration," Vohra said.
Nursery admissions in 1700 odd private schools had started in the Delhi on January 2, however, the guidelines for 298 schools, operating on the DDA land are still awaited.
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come out on top in various categories, from `individual attention to students' to `infrastruc- ture and facilities', look out for the Top School survey in tomorrow's HT School campuses are turning eco-friendly by holding workshops and even have `lights out' on certain days.
R H E A PA N D E Y , student Schools should allow students to think freely instead of blindly following their teachers.We need to think on our own.
M U S K A N N A G I , student Each child has multiple intelligences. We train our teachers to find and hone these in each child.
N I TA A R O R A , principal We are concerned about the race for 100%. Students are getting disillusioned despite good performances.
S U N I TA TA N WA R , principal I f you search for “Schools in west Delhi“ on Google maps, you get a region dotted with those familiar red balloons. Being one of the newest areas to develop, schools have mushroomed here at an impressive rate.
New schools, of course, offer more up-to-date facilities than older established ones in other parts of Delhi. Take Venkateshwar International School, Sector 10, Dwarka, for instance. From a swimming pool, dance studio and cafeteria to a fleet of air-conditioned buses, the school provides its students with facilities other schools can only dream of. It has topped the `academic rigour', `extra-curricular activities' and `innovative teaching' parameters of the 2011 Hindustan Times C fore Top School survey.
The profile of parents in west Delhi is similar young, working, filled with aspiration and putting a premium on value for money.
Here is a list of other options. SCHOOLS TO LOOK OUT FOR
MIRA MODEL SR SEC SCHOOL JANAK PURI Mira Model welcomes students from all walks of life, providing equal opportunity for each and every one of them. Catering to the middle income group, the school has a reasonable fee structure. The school building has been designed keeping the latest ultra-modern requirements in mind and has provisions for fire fighting, rainwater harvesting and waste-water treatment. N K BAGRODIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DWARKA The school was inaugurated in April 2001. It provides educational excellence at an affordable price. Spread across four acres of land, the school has two playgrounds and a reasonably stocked library. The school also organises different `weeks', to educate children and make them aware of their surroundings.
ITL PUBLIC SCHOOL DWARKA This air-conditioned senior secondary school thrives on giving its students a complete experience. Be it performing arts, sports or scholastics, they want their students to attain self-confidence with skills to match. They offer hobby clubs ranging from electronics and sculpture to needle point training.
SHREE VENKATESHWAR DWARKA One of the youngest schools in the region, the school is spread across two acres, has five playgrounds and a large library. The teachers here attend regular workshops such as `effective English communication' and first aid & safety.
INDRAPRASTHA WORLD SCHOOL PASCHIM VIHAR The school building is fully air-conditioned and there are three playgrounds. It has partnered with institutions in the UK to provide a global perspective to students. Each classroom has a computer and television for joyful and computeraided learning. Concepts are taught through different ways of play here.
OTHER GOOD OPTIONS G D GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL DWARKA An array of indoor and outdoor activities that cater to the individual requirement of each child. including soccer, badminton, tennis, swimming, taekwondo and web design, animation, astronomy and western dance are on offer. The school has provided a separate pool for the tiny ones. The cafeteria aims to provide nutritious food with a dietician's consultation. B G S INTERNATIONAL DWARKA The school emphasises on ethics-based learning with a cultural, economic, social and politically charged academic atmosphere. To ensure the complete development of the children, the school encourages students to take part in various cocurricular activities such as music, dance, arts and sports.
NIRMAL BHARTIA SCHOOL DWARKA They encourage group learning and invite family members for frequent lectures.
Their nirmal sahyog programme encourages students to reach out and partner with organisations in the fields of animal welfare, care for the aged etc. The school also has specialised labs for language and mathematics.
NEW ERA PUBLIC SCHOOL MAYAPURI Established in 1960, it's one of the older schools of the region. The school's library has about 10,000 books. The students can enjoy their own personal science park. The air-conditioned auditorium has a capacity to seat 700 people.
R D RAJPAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, DWARKA A wide spectrum of activities are provided to satisfy the intellectual curiosity and academic growth of it's students. Visits, lectures, symposiums, debates, book reviews, book discussions are regularly organised. A number of workshops are setup to bring interest and excitement in routine life. METHODOLOGY The survey was conducted in three phases. In phase-1, schools were invited to provide information on academic and non-academic facilities, performance of students and profile of teachers. Then research agency C fore shortlisted schools for the second round, in which a perceptual survey was carried out with a sample of 3,000 parents and teachers across the city's six zones. They were asked to assess schools they were aware of on a scale of 10 against 14 parameters. Results of the perceptual survey were combined with objective data from the first round to rank schools. In phase-3, C fore researchers visited the schools to conduct an audit and finalise rankings.
Perceptual data scores were extrapolated for schools that did not participate…
nursery admissions this year are angry with the Directorate of Education for not taking any action against erring schools in Delhi.
“Violation of norms seem to be common in the ongoing nursery admissions as schools are openly flouting guidelines laid down by DoE despite the government’s warning of punitive action against erring schools. We have not seen a single reaction by the DoE yet. Parents are being forced to give donations to secure their child’s future,” said Pankaj Jain, a parent who applied in 20 schools this year.
He added that schools are still refusing to cooperate by not being transparent about their admission procedures.
Many said the DoE is not rectifying the issue due to lack of will but they would not lose hope. “What are we supposed to do when the authorities are not cooperating? I know several people who have filed complaints but nothing has been done. I am waiting for the second list and if a good number of parents are on the same platform, we will protest outside DoE’s office. We should not give up yet,” said Manu Dhawan, a parent from Model town.
However, Sumit Vohra, who runs www. admissionsnursery.com, a portal exclusively for parents, said: “I had protested last year in front of DoE’s office but no action was taken against any school. Parents are now fed up with the system’s attitude towards their issues. Even after sting operations and several news articles highlighting the failure of the system, the DoE is not doing anything. My question is why?”
Some parents believe their children will not learn anything better from such schools.
Violating laws
“Why would we want our children to go to schools such as Delhi Public School, Ahlcon Public School or Springdales even after knowing that they are violating laws. How can these school help our children become responsible citizens when they are not being responsible,” said Pankaj Pandey, a parent from Mayur Vihar.
However, the DoE had taken action against two erring schools on Friday who were trying to conduct draw of lots for economically weaker sections category without waiting for DoE’s new directive on distance criteria.
DoE finally takes action against two erring schools The Directorate of Education pulled up authorities at Ryan International School and G D Goenka School in Rohini, north-west Delhi, asking them to stop the draw of lots for nursery admissions under the economically weaker section category, on Friday.
The DoE is supposed to issue a new directive on EWS category admissions based on the order given by the Supreme Court on distance criteria. However, the school authorities did not wait for the directive and called a handful of parents for the draw based on their own criteria on Friday.
“Many of us, who got a call, informed other parents about the school’s announcement which led to a situation where more than 150 parents turned up for the draw. We did not know that the school had called only some of us,” said a parent who got a call from G D Goenka school in Rohini sector 9.
This led to fights among parents and the school authorities for not being transparent about the admission procedure. The DoE was informed about the situation and the deputy directors, who were supposed to be part of the draw, ordered these schools to cancel the draw for violating rules.
To avoid controversies Ryan International School sent the parents away saying the High Court had issued a new notice for draw of lots. “They said the draw has been postponed because of a new order when the High Court has not issued any order on Friday but had passed one on January 31. They are misleading parents,” said Khagesh Jha, a Delhi-based advocate.…
possibility of taking legal recourse against the nursery admission guidelines released by the Lieutenant-Governor’s office on Wednesday. The water-tight criteria and the specific weightage prescribed to each has been termed “ludicrous,” and “arbitrary”, while the Lieutenant-Governor’s office has been accused of ignoring the opinion of respected educationists.
“We have written, made phone calls and also appealed to meet the L-G, but we have been consistently ignored just because we are not sitting on a dharna. Educationists who have been honoured nationally have submitted their opinion which has been ignored and the guidelines have been issued arbitrarily thoughtlessly,” said National Progressive School Conference executive chairman Ameeta Mulla Wattal, who is also the principal of Springdales School.
She was very clear that the “management quota” which most activists sought to colour with suspicion was not something that her organisation - which has the membership of most private schools in the city - was actually bothered about and it was the points that were awarded to each criteria and the manner in which they were supposed to go about it, that was harmful for the school, the parent and the child.
“The order prescribes that neighbourhood which has to be allotted 70 points be measured only up to 6 km, this is ludicrous in a city like Delhi. There are about 10 schools located within the area of our school and in some areas there are no schools at all. Places like North Delhi hardly have any schools and other areas like the East and South have about 40 to 50 schools between them. Where are children who have no schools in the neighbourhood supposed to go?” she asked adding that in the past the schools usually adjusted the criteria based on the profiles of their applicants. “It is disadvantageous to those whose siblings have already been admitted last year. If we admitted a child who was living 7 km away last year, we will not be able to admit the brother who applies this year.”
The issue of just a five per cent quota for girls was also a sore point. “Around 80 per cent of the children who apply are boys. The quota for girls in the new order is also done through neighbourhood among them and this is severely disadvantageous to the girl child. I speak from experience which unfortunately along with the experience of other educationists like me has just been brushed aside. We will be forced to take legal recourse if we continue to be ignored like this,” she said.
“Neighbourhood which has been allotted 70 points doesn’t fit well with areas such as Chhatarpur, Sainik Farms and the remote areas and some areas of East and Central Delhi where hardly any good school falls within the six kilometre radius. The minimum radius should have had been 10 km. Also, if a first child studies at a school situated 10 km away from home and the parents want to admit their second child in the same school they then will be allotted only 20 points that are prescribed under the sibling criteria,” said Sumit Vohra of admissionsnursery.com.
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TOI- DEC 20 Kids in areas with school clusters have an edge
Manash Pratim Gohain & Shreya Roy Chowdhury,TNN | Dec 20, 2013, 05.48 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The 70 points allotted to the 'neighbourhood' factor - all areas within 6km of a school - wouldn't have elicited howls of protest if the distribution of 'good' schools was a little more even across Delhi. There are schools everywhere but Sumit Vohra of admissionsnursery.com says that Delhi parents tend to consider those schools 'good' which check certain boxes - an established 'brand',and, therefore, age of the institution, and, finally, those that represent a new-enough approach to education to draw what he calls "the creamy layer." He says: "People like to send their kids to schools where the rich and powerful send theirs. They want the 'right crowd'." Judging by these parameters, many groups of parents have found they are staying in areas with no schools within 6km that they would even look at. From the schools' perspective, the 6km cap will benefit some schools and put others, in less densely-populated areas, in trouble. "It is good for us," says Fr. Babu Varghese, principal, Don Bosco, "Earlier, the cap was 10km. Now we'll have fewer applications to deal with. But Carmel Convent is in Chanakyapuri. Where's the population within 6km? Each school's situation is different." Parents residing in areas such as Sarita Vihar, Chattarpur and most of outer and parts of north and west Delhi are now wondering where they stand. Even before this order was issued, many parents were already moving to areas like Vasant Kunj - another area with a high concentration of 'brands' - to improve their chances. Madhulika Sen, principal, Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar, points out that there are 17 schools in the area. But it's not just parents going for the 'brands' who are in trouble. "The fight is over only a few, established schools," says R C Jain, president, Delhi State Public School Management Association ( DSPSMA), "but the neighbourhood criterion will affect those in outlying parts of Delhi worst. Najafgarh kids were coming to Dwarka, Burari ones would study in Model Town and Seelampur children enrolled in Preet Vihar because they believed these areas had relatively better schools. The freedom to define neighbourhood and assign points allowed that. Now these people will be out of the race altogether." The freewheeling with points and criteria - agree both schools and parents - needed to be regulated to some extent and a more transparent system put in place, but this degree of control is uncalled for, schools feel. Schools know where their kids are coming from and kept that in mind while deciding on points.The new system doesn't allow families to send their kids out of their immediate areas," says Jain."There's the huge Army school in Dhaula Kuan with little population around," says S K Bhattacharya, president, Action Committee: Unaided Recognized Private Schools, citing another example, "and there are areas like Karol Bagh which has over a dozen schools in the same area."
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magical time for parents and children as they get ready to embark on a long journey in the world of learning. With nursery school admissions slated to n in many schools in December I begi begin in many schools in December and January, parents are looking across a wide variety of schools in Delhi to find that perfect fit for their child's needs.
Choosing a school, of course, is one of the most important decisions parents will make for their child. Keeping this in mind, Hindustan Times, along with knowledge partner C fore, has attemptedto provide an evaluation of schools in Delhi, based on various parameters -sports, academics, infrastructure, individual attention to students, value-based education etc.
For this purpose, the 2011 HT-C fore Top School survey split Delhi into six zones -Central, East, West, North, South-East and South-West.
Familiar names such as The Shriram School, Vasant Vihar; Delhi Public School, RK Puram; Modern School, Barakhamba road make it to the top 10 in their respective zones, as one would expect. This year's results also threw up some new names compared to the 2010 survey-more so in some zones than others.
For example, the top 10 list of schools in West Delhi saw Mira Model school, Janakpuri and NK Bagrodia school, Dwarka dropping out of the top 10. Taking their place in the top 10 are Indraprastha International school, Dwarka and NC Jindal school, West Punjabi Bagh.
Similarly, in the South-West zone, Air Force Golden Jubilee, Subroto Park and Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj have faced the cull from the top 10, with St. Mary's School, Safdarjung enclave making it in the list for the first time. In the South-East zone, KR Mangalam is out, with Tagore International School, East of Kailash gaining a top 10 slot.
With a disparate choice of schools, parents look for a good academic record, excellent infrastructure, trained teachers as well as a good brand. How important is the latter in picking a school today? BRAND CONSCIOUS Brand may not be the only factor in determining a parent's choice of school, but it certainly plays a part. It is a reality that schools recognise. Names such as DPS, Modern, Salwan, with their proven systems of education, have an additional value in the minds of parents.
And they are conscious of this value when they pay. “If you want the parents to put their child, and their trust, in your school, you must have a good brand,“ said Kiran Mehta,principal, Salwan Public School, Mayur Vihar Phase III.
Getting a brand name is not easy, and schools that acquire a brand name recognise that it comes with its trappings. Maintaining the standards-attention to students, activities, infrastructure-are all a constant endeavour of these schools.
“To reach the top is easy, to stay there is very difficult“ said M.I Hussain, principal, DPS Mathura Road. “There is no blind following. Schools must deliver quality, value, worth.“
Students agree. “It is a matter of prestige for us, studying in a DPS. The school sets certain high standards. I would say that being a Dipsite gives us an edge, in caps lock!“ said Iqra Meraj, a student at DPS Mathura Road. RACE FOR 100% In the dog-eat-dog world of college admissions, the past year saw cut-offs bordering on the ridiculous. Parents' concern for the future of their children translates into undue pressure on them during exam time. How are schools preparing their students for a world where good academic achievement may yet result in disappointment?
“We are concerned about this trend. Children get disillusioned despite good performances. It is leading to the trend of studying at foreign universities,“ said Sunita Tanwar, principal, DPS Dwarka.
Schools, for one, are helping their students think of the diverse options they have and are training them to pursue them as careers.
The pressure for marks has reduced with the introduction of the grading system in Class 10, but this needs to be forward integrated with class 12 and university admissions.
“Everybody can't be in IIT or AIIMS, and we train them that way. Knowledge and learning is more important,“ said Mehta. “The focus is on good all-round performance, so that students have a wide scope to choose from after Class 12,“ she added.…
ensure that they remain contemporary and on top of every parent’s wish list.
While the 2011 Hindustan Times -C fore Top School Survey results threw up well-established names, it is interesting to note scores on individual parameters. Sanskriti School topped in the ‘individual attention to students’ category, while Sardar Patel Vidyalaya aced the ‘academic rigour’ parameter.
Some of the city’s most well-known convent schools also make an appearance. While the all-boys’ St. Columba’s tops the ‘value for money’ category, the all-girls’ St. Thomas’ finishes first in ‘value system/integration’.
The 91-year old Modern School, Barakhamba Road (MSBK) prides itself on offering the best of the old and the new. “Our architecture is such that the campus is spacious and naturally cool. At the same time, one cannot live in a status quo. We have installed smart boards in 60 classrooms as well,” said Lata Vaidyanathan, principal.
With every admissions season, parents, who queue up in droves outside these schools, look at different aspects in a school, from infrastructure to teacher competence. But there is no denying that the widespread fame of central Delhi’s schools also affects their decision.
Resting on laurels?
“The school’s reputation is important. But the kind of education they provide and the values they instil are even more important. A confident and well-rounded personality is what we want in our children,” said Reshma Mirza, whose daughters study at Mater Dei Convent.
Schools here can no longer afford to rest on their laurels. Keeping up with the demands of the parents and students is a challenge they welcome. “Earlier, when parents put their child in school, it was like posting a letter. They were sure it would reach it’s destination. But now, parents know what they want and we welcome it as it keeps us on our toes,” said M I Hussain, principal, Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. What do students themselves want from their education? A lot, it turns out.
While a score north of 90% tops their list, they manage to pack in a slew of extra-curricular activities, foreign exchange trips, inter-school events and of course, fun with friends, in a school year. Competition may have changed the rules of the game, but they know how to play to their strengths.
“School cannot be a Nazi camp. There should be no pressure to be good at every thing. Ultimately, it should depend on your individual interests and aspirations,” said Pranay Lekshay, a class 11 student at MSBK.
Schools couldn’t agree more.
DISCLAIMER: The survey data is a copyright of HT Media Limited. Any use of this survey data would lead to infringement of the copyright and may result in legal action against the Infringer. *These schools did not participate in the survey. Their scores are based on the perceptual survey conducted among parents and teachers as mentioned in the methodology. Nursery fee figures, provided to HT by the schools, are approximate. They include annual fee and development charges (transport fee is variable). For the total fee amount, please contact the schools.…
'll receive a response or not but I request to all of you to do the same so that we can have some words of assurance or hope from them.
Letter as follows:
Guidance required for the admission of my first born kid who didn't get through any DOL1 message
Dinesh Singh Negi <dsnegi@gmail.com>
Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 1:03 PM
To: diredu@nic.in, secyedu@nic.in
Cc: add.dir.edu@gmail.com, cmdelhi@nic.in, msisodia.delhi@gov.in
Dear Sir/Madam,
Myself Dinesh Singh Negi, living in Nehru Nagar, New Delhi - 110065, would like to make an humble request if you can really guide me and all other fellow parents who are not lucky enough to get a name on the DOL done by schools for the admission of Nursery Standard on what should we do?
I'm a father of two, a 3 year old son and a 2 months old daughter, this whole admission process had shocked me from inside. The whole process of point and criteria, then form submission, then changing of points criteria in the middle, then allotment of management quota in some schools, some schools are fair enough to conduct an open draw and some school just announce the list on their notice board. I know and understand it's the same for every parent, some parents are lucky enough to get their ward on 5-6 schools and some are left with 1 or no choice.
Sir, this whole process is nothing less then a night mare believe me I'm having sleepless nights and too worried for the future of my kids in Delhi.
Just for your reference, I've applied on the following school but no luck.
School Name
Website
Address
Age Criteria
Status
Indian School, New Delhi
www.theindianschool.in/
The Indian School Josip Broz Tito Marg, New Delhi Pin – 110049, India
3+
Negative
G.L.T Saraswati Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School
Nehru Nagar
3+
Negative
Sardar Patel Vidyalya
www.spvpre.spvdelhi.org/
3+
Negative
Manav Bharti India International School
http://www.manavabharati.net/
3+
Negative
Bluebells School International, New Delhi
www.bluebellsinternational.com/
Kailash (Opp.) Lady Shriram College, New Delhi Delhi Pin - 110048 Phone: 011 – 29232963, 29235679 Fax: 011 – 29231920
3+
Negative
Tagore International School
www.tagoreint.com/
Block E, East of Kailash, New Delhi, Delhi 110065, India
3+
Negative
Laxman Public School
www.laxmanpublicschool.com/
Outer Ring Road, Hauz Khas Enclave, Block F, Police Colony, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India
3+
Negative
Birla Vidya Niketan, New Delhi
www.birla.ac.in/
Pushpa Vihar, Sector -IV, New Delhi Pin -110017, India Phone:+91-011-29562251,29561762 Fax: 91-011-29561940,29562223
3+
Negative
Raghubir Singh Junior Modern School
rsjms.com/v2/
C-I-13, Humayun Rd, Sujan Sing Park North, Sujan Singh Park, New Delhi, Delhi
3+
Negative
Father Agnel School
www.agnel.org/
Gautam Nagar, New Delhi - 110049 Phone :+91-11-41003440,41034441 Fax : +91-11-41092602 Email :office@agnel.org
3+
Negative
Summer Fields School
www.summerfields.co.in/
Kailash Colony, Opp. Delhi Cantt Club, Zamrudpur, Greater Kailash, New Delhi, Delhi 110048, India
3+
Negative
Dev Samaj Modern School
Nehru Nagar Opp Srinivaspuri - 110065
3+
Negative
St. Pauls School
www.stpauls-delhi.com
C-3, Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi - 110016
3+
Negative
Ambience Public School
www.ambiencepublicschool.com/
A-1, Safdurjung Enclave, New Delhi-110029
3+
Positive
Too Expensive
I'm hoping with this request that you can provide some assistance to me and fellow parents and I'd really appreciate your time and effort for the same.
Thank you,
With Best Regards,
-Dinesh Singh Negi(750-361-3371)
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